Four 2023 Black Friday Beer Releases To Attend In Louisville

So, you worked in the kitchen all day on Thursday and you’ve filled your Amazon shopping cart full of “deals.” You deserve a beer. Black Friday is a great day to visit brewery taprooms and enjoy good company and good beer. There are some great events throughout the city and we’ve gone ahead and highlighted four for you to keep in mind.

1. Against the grain Brewery:
Bo & Luke 2023 Release

Against the Grain is bringing back its famous imperial smoked stout for the first time in two years. 2023 variants include Chocolate Pecan Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, and Coconut Cream Pie. 

The party, hosted at their Downtown Public House at 401 E. Main Street, will begin at 5 pm. Each variant comes with some pie too AND you’ll have the opportunity to pie a brewer in the face to benefit Apron Inc.

Free to attend but registration is requested. Link here.

2. Atrium Brewing: Barrel-Aged Black Friday

Join Atrium for this year’s release of Barrel Aged Bean’s, an Atrium barrel-aged tap takeover, and the launch of their 2024 membership program.

BOTTLE RELEASES:

• Apple Brandy Bourbon Barrel Aged Bean’s – Atrium’s beloved Imperial Coffee Stout aged 50% in Apple Brandy Barrels and 50% in KY Bourbon barrels for 12 months and clocking in at 14%. Available in 500ml bottles to-go as well and on draft.
• 01 - Atrium’s first member’s only bottle. An Imperial Stout brewed specifically for barrel aging. Aged in KY Bourbon barrels for over 12 months, cold conditioned on select cacao nibs and vanilla beans. One of the biggest beers they have ever brewed clocking in at 16%. 500ml bottles available ONLY with 2024 membership purchase.

BARREL AGED TAP TAKEOVER:

• Apple Brandy Bourbon Barrel aged Bean’s – Imperial Coffee Stout aged in apple brandy and bourbon barrels – 14%
• 001 – Atrium has just a single keg of their member’s only bottle for draft – Imperial Stout aged a single bourbon barrel for over 12 months, cold conditioned on cacao nibs and vanilla – 16%
• Maple Bourbon Barrel aged Bean’s (2022) – Imperial Coffee Stout aged in a maple bourbon barrel – 14%
• Barrel-Aged Honest Thief (2022) – Imperial stout with coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla, and cinnamon, aged in KY bourbon barrels -16.5%
• Barrel-Aged Hegemon (2021) – Russian Imperial Stout aged in KY bourbon barrels – 14.2%
• Barrel-Aged Velcro Sneakers – Their Amber Lager aged in KY bourbon barrels for a few months – 6.5%

Are you an Atrium Club Member (aka one of those guys)? Here is what they’re doing for you on Black Friday.

• One member’s only barrel aged bottle; Titled “01,” their first members-only bottle – an Imperial Stout brewed specifically for barrel aging. Aged in KY Bourbon barrels for over 12 months, cold conditioned on select cacao nibs and vanilla beans. One of the biggest beers they have ever brewed clocking in at 16%. Available for pickup on Black Friday.
• One member’s only glass – a custom 16oz Libbey Embassy glass printed with Atrium members-only artwork. Available for pickup Black Friday.
• 10% off your Atrium tab all year long! Upon pickup you’ll receive a nifty “One of those guys” cards to keep in your wallet, present this at checkout and receive 10% off your entire tab through 2024 (includes draft and to-go beer).

3. Butchertown Brewing: Black Friday @ Butchertown

Our friends at Butchertown Brewing are releasing a new double barrel-aged stout in collaboration with Horus Aged Ales (Oceanside, CA) to celebrate stout season and Black Friday. Stop by the taproom at noon for the bottle release and enjoy vintagle bottle pours from the cellar all the long.

​Butchertown will also feature five stouts on tap, including the Horus Collaboration AND the newest Elements of Time (Batch #4). Don’t miss out on 2.5oz flight specials for $15 so you can try them all.
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• IdleWild (12% ABV): A collaboration with Horus Aged Ales. Stout Aged for 12 months in vanilla bourbon barrel, then 6 months in a Russel’s Reserve Bourbon Barrel.

4. West Sixth Nulu: Snake Cake & Friends

If you haven’t caught on, Black Friday means stouts! 

The West Sixth Nulu taproom is opening early at 10am! Enjoy Snake Cake, plus the debut of Chocolate Orange Snake Cake & Snake Snack! Bottles will be SUPER LIMITED and on sale upon opening, so don’t miss out! Available in bundled packs and individual sales — buy all three bottles for $60, or pick and choose your favs - $20 for the original Snake Cake, and $23 for any of the variants.

West Sixth Nulu will have limited draft of Snake Cake & Chocolate Orange Snake Cake to try + a special DRAFT ONLY offering of Mexican Mocha Snake Cake, too!

• Snake Cake (13% ABV) - $20 - Taking decadence to the next level, Snake Cake is one of our most popular barrel aged recipes. Layers of silky vanilla, deep chocolate and charred caramel notes all stack upon our full-bodied Snake Eyes Imperial Stout. Aged in Bourbon Barrels, this melt-in-your-mouth brew is the icing on the cake for any celebration.
• Snake Snack (13% ABV) - $23 - Have a midday treat with this hazelnut-spread inspired Snake Cake! We’re snacking on this smooth and roasty Snakes – spread thick on Kentucky Bourbon Barrels, and topped with tons of toasted hazelnuts and plenty of vanilla. This nutty snack is good with everything!
• Chocolate Orange Snake Cake (13% ABV) - $23 - This Snake Cake present is wrapped with shiny nostalgia! Crack into slices of holiday spirit with this chocolaty bottle. Aged on Kentucky Bourbon Barrels and laced with layers of fresh orange zest. The hint of vanilla and cacao nibs are the perfect base for this citrusy treat.